16 Jan 2025 Local NHS watchdog body Healthwatch Enfield has launched its annual survey, asking people about their priorities for health and wellbeing in 2025.

16 Jan 2025 New Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is being urged to adopt a new vision for a Low Traffic Future, for the sake of the nation's health, wealth and wellbeing.

15 Jan 2025 Two environmental groups have published their responses to a consultation on a draft version of a new waste strategy for north London. Enfield Climate Action Forum and Stop the Edmonton Incinerator Now both argue that the draft in its current form will not do enough to improve the amount of reusable materials that are recovered from household waste and relies[…]

12 Jan 2025 The challenge we have is that one of the appellant's arguments is that Adult Gaming Centres (AGCs) are distinct from betting shops and should not be conflated with them in terms of clustering or intensification policies. They emphasise that AGCs focus on low-stakes gaming and cater to a different demographic. Sadly AGCs are not mentioned directly in Enfield's Development Management[…]

10 Jan 2025 JuliusCaf wrote (message 7299) : Yes, one of the worse bus routes in the whole of the UK, I give you the w9. It even makes the w8 seem reliable! What idiot omitted the w9?   That's a different issue, one of reliability rather than the timetable. The W9 was one of several routes operated by Sullivan Buses that had[…]

10 Jan 2025 North London air pollution campaigner Ruth Fitzharris from Mums for Lungs explains why solid-fuel and wood burning stoves are injurious to health, affecting children in particular

9 Jan 2025 Yes, one of the worse bus routes in the whole of the UK, I give you the w9. It even makes the w8 seem reliable! What idiot omitted the w9?

9 Jan 2025 Is the W9 route included in this plan?

9 Jan 2025 It's another blow to high streets everywhere, not just Palmers Green and a shame the banks or local council have little influence over the future usage of a closed down bank. Surely we have reached a peak in terms of how many gambling venues can be supported in Palmers Green?

8 Jan 2025 Karl Brown wrote (message 7293) : Cabinet papers for next week contain sacks of detail, mostly financials but also other facts from a scorecard.  A number of these jumped out at me....   Karl is referring to the quarterly Corporate Scorecard. Each of the council's directorates compiles a scorecard to assess its success or otherwise in meeting its targets, and[…]

8 Jan 2025 [Original article] Article not displaying properly? Click here The Palmers Green Action Team is calling on residents to oppose renewed attempts to obtain planning permission to convert a former bank into gambling venue. The deadline for objecting is 15th January. Since planning permission to convert the former Lloyds Bank branch into a gaming venue was refused last summer, building work has continued[…]

8 Jan 2025 The Palmers Green Action Team is calling on residents to oppose renewed attempts to obtain planning permission to convert a former bank into gambling venue. The deadline for objecting is 15th January.

6 Jan 2025 [Original article] Article not displaying properly? Click here There will be frequency enhancements to local bus services 121, 329, W6 and W4 beginning next week or on 1st February. The biggest improvements will be to the W6. The biggest improvements will be to route W6, which will run more frequently in the evening and until later (photo: Sean Cirillo) The information below[…]

6 Jan 2025 There will be frequency enhancements to local bus services 121, 329, W6 and W4 beginning next week or on 1st February. The biggest improvements will be to the W6 evening service.

4 Jan 2025 This FREE introductory webinar is for anyone thinking of starting a business and located in a north London borough.

3 Jan 2025 Jenny Arkwright, the Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) for Palmers Green ward, has sent a link to the January 2025 virtual ward panel survey, designed to discover what types of crime and anti-social behaviour most concern the ward's residents and businesses.

2 Jan 2025 Cabinet papers for next week contain sacks of detail, mostly financials but also other facts from a scorecard.  A number of these jumped out at me. Full papers are (always) on the councils web site - I google "Enfield council meetings"  then follow your nose. Here's a sample. Text is direct from the papers, the headings are my own. RELATIVELY)[…]

1 Jan 2025 The wonderful Enfield charity Cooking Champions have published the highlights of their achievements in 2024. They have big plans for 2025, but like other small charities can't assume that they will survive the year. You too can help write their next chapter, by volunteering, donating or simply spreading the message.

1 Jan 2025 A new free RSA Trust-funded Inspiring Women Start Up Programme course begins in February, aimed at empowering women in Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest to develop their idea and start a business.

29 Dec 2024 Hi friends and neighbours, We're moving to the east side of Green Lanes in Palmers Green. Is there an issue with rats around properties close to New River (Oakthorpe Road and Ecclesbourne Gardens)?

20 Dec 2024 Whether you're a volunteer or not, your input into an anonymous survey will help develop the London Vision & Action Plan for Volunteering.

17 Dec 2024 'Micromobility bays' for rental e-bikes are being installed in streets in Enfield borough south of the North Circular Road, to support a trial in Haringey. The bays form part of a drive by Transport for London to tackle the problem of hire bikes littering pavements and causing obstructions and hazards.

16 Dec 2024 Enfield Council is consulting about proposals to cease providing children's centre services at Hazelwood School in Palmers Green and Raynham School in Edmonton.

13 Dec 2024 The Enfield Society is selling two new guides for walkers: an updated map of the borough's footpaths, and a guide to the Salmons Brook Trail. Both can be ordered online.

11 Dec 2024 The family link team at Barnet-based Noah's Ark children's hospice has won Hospice UK's Team of the Year award

11 Dec 2024 Thrive into Work Haringey and Enfield is a free, voluntary service, which aims to support you if you have a physical and/or mental health condition and would like to find meaningful employment or stay in your current role.

11 Dec 2024 A meeting on 18th December will discuss a new report that uncovers the scale of food insecurity in the borough and the efforts being made to help people stave off hunger.

11 Dec 2024 This year North London Hospice are collecting and recycling real Christmas trees in selected Enfield postcodes (including Palmers Green addresses) on 8th or 9th January 2025.